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CDUS42 KGSP 180630
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
228 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77    320 PM  93    1896  80     -3       85       
  MINIMUM         57    557 AM  43    1973  59     -2       63       
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1958   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      1.97  -0.17     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.07                      9.31   0.76     4.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.68                     16.86  -2.18     9.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       5.2   -4.4     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        31     22       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    739                       611    128      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3091                      3156    -65     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        59    -23       90       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                       106    -61      140       
  SINCE JAN 1     47                       107    -60      141       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        94      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        34      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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